[TH Spangler]

Former Redskins coach Gibbs inspires Cowboys ... Gibbs talked about "battling through adversity."

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/19876237/ ... es-cowboys

[NotAJerry]

I didn't think they were as bad as the 3-6 looked, I had no idea 7 in a row could happen. BTW, that Kirk Cousins pick looks like a stroke of genius now.

[NotAJerry]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/red ... story.html

Alfred Morris might actually be my favorite Redskin at this point.

[adam42381]

Jay Gruden hired as the new head coach.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10267 ... uden-coach

[ALUmnus]

LUConn will be thrilled. As a Bengals fan he's been hoping to get rid of Jay Gruden for a while. That doesn't make me feel so good as a Redskins fan. I hope he can hire really good coordinators.

[VAGolf]

I think Gruden is a solid hire. He's done a great job developing the Bengals offense. Personally, I've never understood why people are blaming Gruden or Lewis for Cincy's playoff struggles. Dalton looks good during the regular season but then falls flat during the postseason, that isn't a coaching problem, that's a quarterback problem. Besides that, I've never really been impressed with Dalton, I think he's extremely limited. He has a great supporting cast but he hasn't thrown one TD yet in the postseason, even Tebow and Rex Grossman accomplished that feat.

Gruden has done a great job with just an average quarterback. What I like most about Gruden is what he's done with that O-line. They were 3rd in sacks allowed this year. With someone like RG3, who is fragile, the Skins need a solid O-line.

[TDDance234]

There wasn't a home run hire out there.

Gruden wasn't my first choice but he'll do wonders for RG3. I enjoyed his press conference yesterday and his handling of the DC media. I'm not thrilled with the rumor that Haslett is being retained as DC. He's a doofus.

[VAGolf]

There wasn't a home run hire out there.

Bingo.

My only other issue was that Allen said he would have final say when it came to personnel. That scares the tar out of me. I don't mind him handling contracts but he really needs to hand over the personnel decisions to Gruden.

[jbock13]

Retaining Haslett is DC shows that the Redskins have chosen to forgo caring about defense.

[ALUmnus]

Retaining Haslett is DC shows that the Redskins have chosen to forgo caring about defense.

I can see why people are saying this, and I honestly have sort of the same feelings, but defense is much more about personnel than scheme. That's not Haslett's fault. When they decided to bring D'Angelo back last year, you knew they had talent issues.

[adam42381]

DeAngelo Hall re-signed for 4 years/$20 million. Wow.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10478 ... n-redskins

[LUconn]

Gruden's play calling was abysmal for the last couple years. He wasted what would have been the best TE combo in the league and couldn't figure out how to use gio bernard. I dont think dalton is anything more than "ok" but with so many weapons at his disposal dalton shouldn't have been so easily exposed. The chargers defense said after their playoff game that they didnt see anything they didn't expect.

A positive thought for skins fans: he is the hc and not the oc. 2 different jobs and he's already shown success at hc in the arena league. He just better not be your play caller.

[jbock13]

I'm not sure DeAngelo Hall is worth $5.

[VAGolf]

Before I say anything about D-Hall, let me make it clear that I don't think he's a top corner or anything. But he does have a knack for taking away a team's top receiver. For example, Dez Bryant constantly struggles against him. In addition to that, London Fletcher has retired so experience is already running thin on the defensive side of the ball. I would think that Gruden will take a CB in the 4th or 5th round and maybe another in the 6th or 7th. You do want guys like Deangelo who are experienced and provide some sort of reliability. So, I'm not exactly thrilled to have him back on the team but I completely understand why Gruden would want to keep him around.

Having D-Hall on the team isn't a problem in my book, what I'm concerned about is who we are going to draft.

As far as Gruden's days at Cincy are concerned, I think that has more to do with Marvin Lewis and Andy Dalton. Dalton can't make clutch throws when the game is on the line and he is absolutely awful on 3rd down. Being terrible on 3rd down will kill you in the playoffs. Here is an interesting article showing how QB's perform on 3rd and 4th down. Now the article is from 2013, but I still think it's relevant in this case.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2 ... rterbacks/

You'll notice that Dalton is next to last on this list. He''s only ahead of Chad Henne. You could argue that Dalton has one of the best surrounding cast in the league, so, there really is no excuse for being that bad. I don't blame one bit of that on Gruden.

[VAGolf]

And in other news, Fred Davis has been suspended indefinitely.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-foo ... ely-by-nfl

[VAGolf]

Desean Jackson is officially a Redskins. Due to an inside source, I knew this was practically a done deal last night. But I didn't want to say anything until now.

I don't know how I feel about it. Seems like the typical Dan Snyder big name signing.

[PAmedic]

great talent, questionable talent CHARACTER

seems crazy that the Eagles would let him go to another NFC East team

then again we gave you Donavon McNabb

EDIT: need more coffee

[flamehunter]

DeAngelo and DeSean can be best buds now. Ought to make for an interesting locker-room.

[Purple Haize]

Desean Jackson is officially a Redskins. Due to an inside source, I knew this was practically a done deal last night. But I didn't want to say anything until now.

I don't know how I feel about it. Seems like the typical Dan Snyder big name signing.

It was all over ESPN yesterday

[jlread]

DeAngelo and DeSean can be best buds now. Ought to make for an interesting locker-room.

They went clubbing Monday night!! That smells of future trouble

[VAGolf]

Desean Jackson is officially a Redskins. Due to an inside source, I knew this was practically a done deal last night. But I didn't want to say anything until now.

I don't know how I feel about it. Seems like the typical Dan Snyder big name signing.

It was all over ESPN yesterday

Last night being Monday night. There were still reports of him visiting SF and Oakland I believe.

This is probably the only inside source I have on anything, lol.

[Purple Haize]

Desean Jackson is officially a Redskins. Due to an inside source, I knew this was practically a done deal last night. But I didn't want to say anything until now.

I don't know how I feel about it. Seems like the typical Dan Snyder big name signing.

It was all over ESPN yesterday

Last night being Monday night. There were still reports of him visiting SF and Oakland I believe.

This is probably the only inside source I have on anything, I chortle audibly..

What day are you in?

Go buy your source a soda

[PAmedic]

just sayin:

^^^ extra credit if you get the irony here

[adam42381]

DeAngelo is done.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/redskins-h ... --nfl.html

[jbock13]

But who else will dance around in the backfield after getting burnt on the 30 yard pass after he makes the tackle?